U.S., MEXICO TOMATO SUIT IS RESOLVED

WASHINGTON -- Answering pleas of the Florida tomato-growing community, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato producers settled an antidumping suit.For more than a quarter century, Florida growers alleged that Mexican tomato producers have been selling their products in the United States below market value, which culminated in a suit filed against them last April.Following Commerce Department

WASHINGTON -- Answering pleas of the Florida tomato-growing community, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato producers settled an antidumping suit.

For more than a quarter century, Florida growers alleged that Mexican tomato producers have been selling their products in the United States below market value, which culminated in a suit filed against them last April.

Following Commerce Department investigations of Mexican growers, a settlement between Mexican and U.S. officials sets a minimum price at which Mexican growers may export their products -- no less than 20.68 cents per pound, or about $5.17 per 25 pounds.